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polls show romney getting more votes. president obama with the edge in the key battleground. >> real quick, why do you think the firewall exists in ohio? what is the there in that state? >> the state is different for a couple reasons. for one reason, the unemployment rate is different than actual rate. all arguments about the economy that mitt romney is making may have less resonance. the auto industry. about one in eight folks in ohio have a job somewhat tied to the auto industry. bailout huge for president obama, the old op-ed said let detroit go bankrupt, coming back to haunt him over and over. and neither of the candidates has a demographic lock on ohio. they have trouble with white working class voters, predominant voter in ohio. both are struggling to make the connection. >> and there's a good chance that the buckeye state is going to be a bit of a bear. we may not know the results until november 16 at the earliest. but in terms of moving on, a lot of people are going to be talking about the president's comments to
polls show romney getting more votes. president obama with the edge in the key battleground. >> real quick, why do you think the firewall exists in ohio? what is the there in that state? >> the state is different for a couple reasons. for one reason, the unemployment rate is different than actual rate. all arguments about the economy that mitt romney is making may have less resonance. the auto industry. about one in eight folks in ohio have a job somewhat tied to the auto industry....
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the poll shows romney with a slight lead overall and a two-point lead among women voters. that's a big shift from just a few weeks ago. the obama campaign and some independent pollsters are questioning the way the poll was conducted. but the romney campaign says it boils down to women just like men being concerned about the economy. the two sides have gone back and forth about romney's work as the head of bain capital, a private investment firm that downsized companies. an independent group of obama supporters released this video about romney's ties to a steel plant in missouri. >> he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. >> reporter: the romney campaign responded with their own video highlighting a different steel plant with a different outcome. >> when others shied away, mitt romney's private sector leadership team stepped in. >> reporter: yesterday former president george w. bush told abc news he is supporting romney. that is not a big surprise, but it was his first public comment on the presidential race. rob and diana? >> he made that comment and shouted out
the poll shows romney with a slight lead overall and a two-point lead among women voters. that's a big shift from just a few weeks ago. the obama campaign and some independent pollsters are questioning the way the poll was conducted. but the romney campaign says it boils down to women just like men being concerned about the economy. the two sides have gone back and forth about romney's work as the head of bain capital, a private investment firm that downsized companies. an independent group of...
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the latest polls show gingrich losing some ground in the state. >> despite his lead mitt romney is not letting up in his attacks on gingrich. abc's jonathan karl reports from the sunshine state. >> reporter: newt gingrich may be sliding in the polls here, but he attracted an overflow crowd to the village's town center in central florida. gingrich is trying to climb back with some of his harshest words yet for mitt romney. >> and i believe the republican party will not nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase moderate from massachusetts. they will not nominate somebody who raises millions from wall street to run ads that are false. >> reporter: for his part romney essentially called gingrich a sore loser. >> he's on tv this morning going from station to station complaining about what he thinks are the reasons he's had difficulty here in florida. i think for each of us if we fail somewhere, if we fail in a debate or we fail to get the support of people it's time to look in the mirror. >> reporter: but the story of this campaign in florida is largely a story of big money
the latest polls show gingrich losing some ground in the state. >> despite his lead mitt romney is not letting up in his attacks on gingrich. abc's jonathan karl reports from the sunshine state. >> reporter: newt gingrich may be sliding in the polls here, but he attracted an overflow crowd to the village's town center in central florida. gingrich is trying to climb back with some of his harshest words yet for mitt romney. >> and i believe the republican party will not nominate...
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romney acknowledging that some of the polls show him behind president obama. but he pointed to the first presidential debate less than a week from now as a potential turning point in the race. >>> in new york it was a rough ride for nearly 200 people aboard a brazilian jetliner from rio. they were bracing for a crash landing at kennedy airport because the landing gear was stuck sideways. you can see it there. the pilot circled twice before touching down. the nose gear seemed to miraculously straighten itself out just before the plane hit the tarmac. thankfully no one was injured. but some anxious moments aboard that plane. >>> airlines across the country are raking in big profits from what used to be a free service. they're pocketing billions of dollars in baggage fees all coming at the expense of fed up passengers. abc's brandi hitt has the story. >> reporter: checking your bag at the airport has added up to big business for u.s. airlines. so big airlines raked in record profits from each and every luggage fee according to a new federal report. >> it's outrag
romney acknowledging that some of the polls show him behind president obama. but he pointed to the first presidential debate less than a week from now as a potential turning point in the race. >>> in new york it was a rough ride for nearly 200 people aboard a brazilian jetliner from rio. they were bracing for a crash landing at kennedy airport because the landing gear was stuck sideways. you can see it there. the pilot circled twice before touching down. the nose gear seemed to...
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the surge in the polls for mitt romney. taken right after the debate, the poll finds romney swinging ahead of president obama, 49% to 45%. mainly due to new support from romney from women voters who at one time strongly favored the president. and romney blasting the obama administration on foreign policy yesterday. during a speech in virginia he claimed that the risk of conflict in the middle east is higher now than it was when president obama took office, and he urge add more aggressive u.s. role in the syrian civil war. >>> meantime president obama campaigning on the west coast sounded an urgent note in his appeal to voters. he told supporters in san francisco they must be almost obsessive in getting out the vote. the president and mitt romney returned to the crucial state of ohio later today to campaign in that critical state. >>> first lady michelle obama is sharing a bit of what goes on behind the closed doors of the white house. in a "nightline" interview she told abc's cynthia mcfadden she rarely steps foot in fact i
the surge in the polls for mitt romney. taken right after the debate, the poll finds romney swinging ahead of president obama, 49% to 45%. mainly due to new support from romney from women voters who at one time strongly favored the president. and romney blasting the obama administration on foreign policy yesterday. during a speech in virginia he claimed that the risk of conflict in the middle east is higher now than it was when president obama took office, and he urge add more aggressive u.s....
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republicans go to the polls in ten states today for the super tuesday showdown. >> will mitt romney walk away from these races a clear front-runner, or will conservatives show up in big numbers for rick santorum? it's tuesday march 6th. >>> what a big day it's going to be. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. we're ready for super tuesday. we've got super tuesday. we've got selection sunday this week. >> i'm more ready for sunday i think. >> mitt romney is expected to do well today despite some mixed polls this week, especially in favorability. we're going to take you to the buckeye state, ohio, which could be the state that could make or break a gop campaign tonight. you know the slogan in ohio is the heart of it all, and that's kind of the heart of the campaign right now. >> it is a huge state to win. that's for sure. see how that's going to turn out a few hours from now. >>> also this morning is rush limbaugh's latest apology to a law student too little too late? his comments, his increasing loss of advertising revenue, and the young woman herself that he c
republicans go to the polls in ten states today for the super tuesday showdown. >> will mitt romney walk away from these races a clear front-runner, or will conservatives show up in big numbers for rick santorum? it's tuesday march 6th. >>> what a big day it's going to be. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. we're ready for super tuesday. we've got super tuesday. we've got selection sunday this week. >> i'm more ready for sunday i think....
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does this help romney? does it help the president? what are the polls showing? it has been a topsy-turvy few days, no one really knows. we'll know tuesday night. won't we? >> yes. >>> also ahead, heroes of the hurricanes, some of the neighbors helping neighbors with a new life on the line. >>> then, we'll lighten things up a little and show you some of the best celebrity halloween costumes "ifs and butts" that will make more sense. shortly. that will come up in "the skinny". >> people have a little idea what's going on. bring "the skinny" back after a few days of all storm news. that's good. of course we have got to stick with the sandy story and palpable signs of recovery in sandy's wake. power is being restored in what has been a very dark lower manhattan. and traffic lights in new york's financial district came back on yesterday afternoon. power to buildings is coming back a bit slower. one by one. still a bit of good news. >> parts of new york's virtual lifeline, the subway system, will begin running again today. millions of people count on the system here i
does this help romney? does it help the president? what are the polls showing? it has been a topsy-turvy few days, no one really knows. we'll know tuesday night. won't we? >> yes. >>> also ahead, heroes of the hurricanes, some of the neighbors helping neighbors with a new life on the line. >>> then, we'll lighten things up a little and show you some of the best celebrity halloween costumes "ifs and butts" that will make more sense. shortly. that will come up in...
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according to a new abc news/"washington post" poll, romney's popularity remains low. the candidates' favorability rating has dropped to 40% among americans polled. 49% view him unfavorably. as for president obama, his numbers are up slightly, with a 53% favorable view. 43% unfavorable view. but his popularity is lower among registered voters. as the candidates try to improve
according to a new abc news/"washington post" poll, romney's popularity remains low. the candidates' favorability rating has dropped to 40% among americans polled. 49% view him unfavorably. as for president obama, his numbers are up slightly, with a 53% favorable view. 43% unfavorable view. but his popularity is lower among registered voters. as the candidates try to improve
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the poll finds romney six points now ahead of rick santorum. >> abc's rick klein looks at the race and which state is most important on super tuesday. good morning, rick. >> reporter: rob and paula, ohio is the ball game tuesday. it is a huge opportunity for rick santorum to show he can win a big battleground state, what he failed to do last week in michigan. and it may even be bigger for mitt romney. he can all but end the nomination fight by winning ohio. meanwhile, barbara bush, the former first lady, has recorded a call for mitt romney in ohio. >> hi. this is barbara bush. we have known the romneys for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country for the next four years and ann will make a great first lady. >> reporter: that means the republican establishment is falling in line behind mitt romney. this is a statement, a strong signal to the gop rank and file, it's time to coalesce behind the man who is almost certain to be their nominee. and all the candidates have to deal with these controversial comments that rush limbaugh made last week. and this is exactly the kin
the poll finds romney six points now ahead of rick santorum. >> abc's rick klein looks at the race and which state is most important on super tuesday. good morning, rick. >> reporter: rob and paula, ohio is the ball game tuesday. it is a huge opportunity for rick santorum to show he can win a big battleground state, what he failed to do last week in michigan. and it may even be bigger for mitt romney. he can all but end the nomination fight by winning ohio. meanwhile, barbara bush,...
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and it comes as a new poll shows that romney's gaining on his rival. mitt romney formally clinched the republican nomination, and he got a phone call from his rival. >> he was very collegial and friendly. it was not, of course, particularly long. >> reporter: a new abc news/"washington post" poll found romney is at his highest favorability of the presidential campaign. boosted by sharp gains among women voters. while president obama has lost 7 points among women, romney is up 13 points in personal popularity compared to last month. >> he's been able to rally republican women to his cause and that has overall helped his favorability ratings. >> reporter: the poll found the president still beats romney when it comes to favorability by an 11-point margin. but that's a big change from last month when he led by 21 points. their brief phone call may have been cordial, but the obama campaign has signaled they're ready to launch a new front against romney, going after his record as governor. and the campaign promises they say he hasn't kept. like this statemen
and it comes as a new poll shows that romney's gaining on his rival. mitt romney formally clinched the republican nomination, and he got a phone call from his rival. >> he was very collegial and friendly. it was not, of course, particularly long. >> reporter: a new abc news/"washington post" poll found romney is at his highest favorability of the presidential campaign. boosted by sharp gains among women voters. while president obama has lost 7 points among women, romney is...
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mitt romney is poised to win in illinois, but the polls show the race is very tight. no matter what happens, it's not going to fundamentally change this nomination race. mitt romney and rick santorum scrambling for votes in the land of lincoln. romney admired the famous 16-inch pancakes served at charlie parker's diner in springfield and he saw in them some political symbolism. >> these pancakes are as large as my win in puerto rico last night. >> reporter: the margin was so big that romney picked up all the delegates at stake. romney's built a successful strategy by stringing together big wins in small contests. he's snagged almost all of the delegates up for grabs in the virgin islands, guam, northern marianas and american samoa. romney pulled out tight wins in michigan and ohio. some poll shows illinois looking very similar. romney and his allies are crushing santorum on illinois tv and radio, outspending him by a 7-1 margin. >> he's never run a business or a state. >> on the trail, the candidates have been seriously trading jabs. >> i don't think we're going to re
mitt romney is poised to win in illinois, but the polls show the race is very tight. no matter what happens, it's not going to fundamentally change this nomination race. mitt romney and rick santorum scrambling for votes in the land of lincoln. romney admired the famous 16-inch pancakes served at charlie parker's diner in springfield and he saw in them some political symbolism. >> these pancakes are as large as my win in puerto rico last night. >> reporter: the margin was so big...
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the gal lup ""usa today" poll that gives romney the edge in the battleground state. some of the questions according to the democrats say that -- the questions that are asked of the pollsters are a little biased. it is not necessarily telling the truth saying it has deep flaws because they don't screen out many young minority renters, urban dwellers. that are more prone to vote for the president. >> all the polls have their weaknesses. the only poll that counts, november 6. >> what is that? >>> make sure you stick with abc news for complete coverage. our entire political team will be right here tonight at this very desk. "one on one," the candidates' debate, 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 p.m. pacific. >> make sure we clean up since diane will be here. all right. >>> in other news this morning, two hikers lost in the mountains of montana have been found alive after a three-day search. officials at glacier national park say the 32-year-old men, both veterinarians from the state of virginia, were not hurt. their wives reported them missing when they didn't catch their schedule
the gal lup ""usa today" poll that gives romney the edge in the battleground state. some of the questions according to the democrats say that -- the questions that are asked of the pollsters are a little biased. it is not necessarily telling the truth saying it has deep flaws because they don't screen out many young minority renters, urban dwellers. that are more prone to vote for the president. >> all the polls have their weaknesses. the only poll that counts, november 6....
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the differential in the latest poll, 48.51, romney, come paparo 48.44, romney. the differential? >> .07. >> how many votes? >> 90,000 the difference now. now they're setting up a scenario now that if the states fall as today's poll suggests that you could end up with a situation where obama wins the electoral vote and romney still wins the popular vote similar to george bush several years ago and that will always set up the big debate why don't we do popular vote, why do we need the electoral count. either way, no matter what it is tight every vote will count in the swing states. early voting numbers are pretty solid so far. >> itch you think you are tired or you are tired, i think the candidates are exhausted. >> they need a little caffeine. >> yes, they do. >>> moving on to other news this morning, just two months after missouri congressman todd akin's controversial remarks about rape and controversy, another midwest republican reignited the issue during a political debate. indiana senate hopeful richard murdoch said pregnancy resulting from rape is quote something god intended
the differential in the latest poll, 48.51, romney, come paparo 48.44, romney. the differential? >> .07. >> how many votes? >> 90,000 the difference now. now they're setting up a scenario now that if the states fall as today's poll suggests that you could end up with a situation where obama wins the electoral vote and romney still wins the popular vote similar to george bush several years ago and that will always set up the big debate why don't we do popular vote, why do we...
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this morning a new gallup poll is showing a tighter race. the president is up three points after being up six points at his peak. abc's karen travers has all of the latest now from the campaign trail. >> reporter: california is safely in president obama's corner, but he's not there looking for votes. he's raising campaign cash, a lot of it. >> are you fired up? >> reporter: the stars came out. george clooney, stevie wonder, jon bon jovi, and katy perry, all on hand to support the president's re-election. >> everything we fought for in 2008 is on the line here in 2012, and i need your help to finish what we started. >> reporter: it will be a lucrative california swing. over two days the obama campaign's expected to raise a minimum of $9.5 million. no surprise that the president is shattering fund-raising records. last month the president's campaign and the democratic party raised $181 million, bringing his re-election total to $835 million. romney's raised at least $548 million so far. mitt romney's spent his second consecutive day asking for
this morning a new gallup poll is showing a tighter race. the president is up three points after being up six points at his peak. abc's karen travers has all of the latest now from the campaign trail. >> reporter: california is safely in president obama's corner, but he's not there looking for votes. he's raising campaign cash, a lot of it. >> are you fired up? >> reporter: the stars came out. george clooney, stevie wonder, jon bon jovi, and katy perry, all on hand to support...
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an abc news/"washington post" poll found that 58% said romney would favor the wealthy over the middle clas1 romney, and his next chance for a game-changer may not come until the first presidential debate on october 3rd. >> it's the only opportunity he will have to force from errors and cracks in the foundation and move on in the final 30 days. >> the campaign clearly sees this as a very pivotal moment. romney's already spent 30 hours in debate prep. and john and sunny, more is expected over the next two weeks. >> all right, karen. >>> this morning we're hearing from the researcher with a famous political name who helped bring the romney tape to light. james carter iv, the grandson of the former president, says he thought it was important to release this video. now he's heard from his grandfather about it. >> he wrote back this morning and said this was extraordinary and congratulations. >> the younger carter says he agrees people that called it poetic justice for the swipes romney has taken at his grandfather. >> i was wondering how that video got released. >> now we know. how about t
an abc news/"washington post" poll found that 58% said romney would favor the wealthy over the middle clas1 romney, and his next chance for a game-changer may not come until the first presidential debate on october 3rd. >> it's the only opportunity he will have to force from errors and cracks in the foundation and move on in the final 30 days. >> the campaign clearly sees this as a very pivotal moment. romney's already spent 30 hours in debate prep. and john and sunny,...
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the romney campaign puts an intense new focus on battleground states. >> the move comes with polls showing the gop nominee trailing in key states that could swing the election. it's monday, september 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm t.j. winick. rob nelson is on assignment this morning. >> great to have you here, t.j. >> great to be here. >> we're both a little sleep deprived, so bear with us, everybody. i'm paula faris. in a moment, what to look for in the political week ahead. just 43 days now until election day. i'm sure you have it circled on your calendar. >>> also this hour, heavy hearts at the national zoo where they're trying to figure out why the new panda cub born just last week has died, and they did an autopsy trying to get results, but no signs of trauma. it just happened very suddenly. >> a very sad story. >>> and then a rock 'n' roll meltdown for the ages lands green day front man billie joe armstrong in rehab. what set off the rant? that was all caught on tape. >> he wasn't having the time of his life on stage. >>>
the romney campaign puts an intense new focus on battleground states. >> the move comes with polls showing the gop nominee trailing in key states that could swing the election. it's monday, september 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm t.j. winick. rob nelson is on assignment this morning. >> great to have you here, t.j. >> great to be here. >> we're both a little sleep deprived, so bear...
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into higher poll numbers. romney stumped in virginia for an early evening rally. >> when paul ryan and i get to washington, we will begin a real recovery that will put america back to work again. >> reporter: reaction from the president's supporters was immediate. >> i felt like he should have been more aggressive. >> reporter: mr. obama targeted what he said was the real difference between the quote, real mitt romney's budget plan and what his opponent said on stage. >> the fact is governor romney's math just doesn't add up. and i had to spend a lot of time last night trying to -- pin it down. he traveled to wisconsin where he told the second rally -- >> i want to make sure i got this straight. he'll get rid of regulations on wall street, but he's going to crack down on ""sesame street."" >> reporter: in a brutally frank admission the obama campaign said they will make strategic changes after the disappointing debate performance wednesday night. rob? reena? >> thanks a lot, t.j. interesting stat on the debate
into higher poll numbers. romney stumped in virginia for an early evening rally. >> when paul ryan and i get to washington, we will begin a real recovery that will put america back to work again. >> reporter: reaction from the president's supporters was immediate. >> i felt like he should have been more aggressive. >> reporter: mr. obama targeted what he said was the real difference between the quote, real mitt romney's budget plan and what his opponent said on stage....
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so back-to-back gallup polls with voters give romney the edge. and there are new stats out that say, well, it's the first time that, first of all, romney has hit the 50% mark in the likely voter poll. the president has never hit 50% in the likely voter poll. no candidate who led in mid october with 50% or more, as romney does right now, has gone on to lose. so, little bit of couple numbers for you to digest right there. >> you think the president wants the first debate back? i think so. >> i think so. i think the third debate will be the great equalizer, if people haven't made up their minds. >>> let's talk the u.s. housing market. it is very good news. starting to make a comeback. number of new homes being built jumped 15% from august to september. fastest rate of new construction since the early days of the recession in july 2008. another sign of future construction, applications for building permits up 12%. also a four-year high. >>> police in denver are trying to figure out who killed five people in a bar and set it on fire. a co-owner of tha
so back-to-back gallup polls with voters give romney the edge. and there are new stats out that say, well, it's the first time that, first of all, romney has hit the 50% mark in the likely voter poll. the president has never hit 50% in the likely voter poll. no candidate who led in mid october with 50% or more, as romney does right now, has gone on to lose. so, little bit of couple numbers for you to digest right there. >> you think the president wants the first debate back? i think so....
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santorum is three points ahead of mitt romney in another new national poll with ron paul now showing up in third place. also a new abc news poll shows santorum is favored by far more republicans than mitt romney, putting romney's front-runner status in jeopardy yet again. what a wild, meandering gop race this has been. santorum is the new flavor of the week. and at a critical time. >> romney's going to be dubbed as the guy who doesn't know how to close. >> romney's in some serious, serious trouble heading into o'two big primaries at the end of the month. >> it's all about public perception at this point, too. >>> president obama's popularity has surged in the latest poll. now that the economy appears to be doing a bit better, mr. obama's approval rating now stands at 50%. >> very important. people will vote with their wallets this year. the president travels to the midwest after a high-level meeting with a chinese official yesterday. abc's karen travers is joining us with more on all of that from washington. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, paula. good morning, rob. th
santorum is three points ahead of mitt romney in another new national poll with ron paul now showing up in third place. also a new abc news poll shows santorum is favored by far more republicans than mitt romney, putting romney's front-runner status in jeopardy yet again. what a wild, meandering gop race this has been. santorum is the new flavor of the week. and at a critical time. >> romney's going to be dubbed as the guy who doesn't know how to close. >> romney's in some serious,...
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polls say romney holds a slight lead over santorum in tuesday's illinois primary. >> i appreciate your willingness to vote on tuesday. i need your vote on tuesday. >> reporter: he continued to question santorum's economic credentials, calling him and president obama economic lightweights. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightweight. >> reporter: santorum was busy wooing voters in louisiana, pursuing his southern strategy after beating romney in mississippi and alabama. >> every single day when i go out and talk to folks i hear the same thing over and over and over again. "i'm praying for you." "i'm praying for you." >> reporter: on abc's "this week" santorum challenged romney tie one-on-one debate. >> see if governor romney's willing to come out. he's been turning down every single debate. he's been hiding behind the billionaires who are funding his super pac and spending outrageous amounts of money, all running negative ads. >> reporter: larry jacobs, abc news. >> high drama in illinois. 69 delegates up for grabs in illinois on tue
polls say romney holds a slight lead over santorum in tuesday's illinois primary. >> i appreciate your willingness to vote on tuesday. i need your vote on tuesday. >> reporter: he continued to question santorum's economic credentials, calling him and president obama economic lightweights. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightweight. >> reporter: santorum was busy wooing voters in louisiana, pursuing his southern...
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you tonight for this great victory. >> reporter: the exit polls showed that by a large margin florida republicans believed romney is the candidate with the best chance to beat president obama. >> my leadership will end the obama era and begin a new era of american prosperity. >> reporter: it was a brutal campaign here in florida, one that grew more nasty, more personal every day. but romney said ultimately it won't have lasting damage. >> a competitive primary does not divide us. it prepares us. and we will win. >> reporter: romney and his allies hammered newt gingrich on television, spending nearly $13.8 million on attack ads in just a week. that's nearly four times what gingrich and his allies spent. but it may not have mattered. based on exit polling data, nearly 6 in 10 voters say the negative ads had little or no effect on their vote. maybe because they made their decision before any of the negative ads even hit the airwaves. 4 in 10 republican voters here say they made their decision back in december. gingrich vowed to stay in the race until the bitter end, which he says is stil
you tonight for this great victory. >> reporter: the exit polls showed that by a large margin florida republicans believed romney is the candidate with the best chance to beat president obama. >> my leadership will end the obama era and begin a new era of american prosperity. >> reporter: it was a brutal campaign here in florida, one that grew more nasty, more personal every day. but romney said ultimately it won't have lasting damage. >> a competitive primary does not...
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mitt romney. ohio the stubborn case. mitt romney has stayed below 45%, 44%. president obama, 50% or higher continually there. that is the critical state in the election. >> critical yet again. all eyes on that state. new senior washington editor, rick klein. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you, guys. >>> now we turn to breaking news overnight as the search for a missing new jersey girl comes to a tragic end. the body of 12-year-old autumn pasqual has apparently been found in a recycling container not far from where she was last seen saturday. some 200 law enforcement personnel have been searching for the girl since her disappearance. an autopsy expected to be performed later this morning. >>> new and disturbing details in that deadly shooting at a milwaukee area day spa. we've learned that the man who killed his wife and two others had terrorized his wife for years. he threatened to throw acid in her face, slashed her tires, and poured tomato juice on her car. the couple was in the proc
mitt romney. ohio the stubborn case. mitt romney has stayed below 45%, 44%. president obama, 50% or higher continually there. that is the critical state in the election. >> critical yet again. all eyes on that state. new senior washington editor, rick klein. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you, guys. >>> now we turn to breaking news overnight as the search for a missing new jersey girl comes to a tragic end. the body of 12-year-old autumn pasqual has apparently...
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>> reporter: with romney so far ahead in the polls the real battle here in new hampshire may be for second place. rob, paula. >> should be very interesting here too. almost a no brainer in new hampshire. they expect mitt romney to one -- win by a considerable margin. all eyes shifting to south carolina on the 21st. real test, conservative voters in the state. that could be a make or break primary. >> in the new hampshire primary they're expecting larger numbers than the 2008, 250,000 votes in new hampshire. >> we'll be here tuesday night to see how it all goes down. round two. all right. and our team of political correspondents and analysts have you covered as we said for tuesday's new hampshire primary. be sure to stay tuned in, all, night long, tomorrow, and for results, watch "world news now" wednesday morning. >> it's been an emotional weekend in arizona as victims of the tucson shooting were remembered one year later. jessica chapin reports from the somber ceremonies at the university of arizona. >> reporter: 19 candles for those killed and wounded in the january 8th shooting. ♪ >>
>> reporter: with romney so far ahead in the polls the real battle here in new hampshire may be for second place. rob, paula. >> should be very interesting here too. almost a no brainer in new hampshire. they expect mitt romney to one -- win by a considerable margin. all eyes shifting to south carolina on the 21st. real test, conservative voters in the state. that could be a make or break primary. >> in the new hampshire primary they're expecting larger numbers than the 2008,...
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a new poll from "the des moines register" has mitt romney clinging to a slight lead. ron paul is right on his heels. in third place, a soaring rick santorum. santorum's 11th hour surge is legitimate and may be growing stronger. the "register" poll was conduct ed over three days. but take a look at the data from just the last two days. santorum actually in second place. >> still got a ways to go. we are the one on the move. nobody else its. that's pretty exciting. >> reporter: there may be hope for the candidates who have seen their stock and poll numbers plummet. the "register" poll found that 41% of likely caucus-goers say they could change their mind before tuesday. michele bachmann said her recent 99 county barn storming trip across iowa gives her reason to be confident. >> this isn't about polling. this is what we are seeing in reality. i think tuesday night people are going to see a miracle. >> reporter: newt gingrich pummeled on television in iowa. millions of dollars of negative ads have been run against him from supporters of mitt romney. yesterday he lashed o
a new poll from "the des moines register" has mitt romney clinging to a slight lead. ron paul is right on his heels. in third place, a soaring rick santorum. santorum's 11th hour surge is legitimate and may be growing stronger. the "register" poll was conduct ed over three days. but take a look at the data from just the last two days. santorum actually in second place. >> still got a ways to go. we are the one on the move. nobody else its. that's pretty exciting....
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and another new poll from pew research shows santorum ahead of romney by two points with gingrich trailing in third place as the gop's conservative voters still try to rally around a candidate. but a lot of ups and downs there. >> mm-hmm. >>> meanwhile, president obama threw down the gauntlet in the looming presidential race. his budget. he released his blueprint for 2013 in a campaign-style event at a community college in virginia. his budget outlines $3.8 trillion in spending and $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade, partly paid for by higher taxes on the nation's wealthy. the republicans say, though, it has no chance of passing, it is simply a rehash of old obama policies. >>> another issue sure to come up in the presidential race is gay marriage. washington became the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage yesterday with the stroke of governor chris gregoire's pen. the state already had a same-sex everything but marriage law, but the government and legislature believed that was not enough. >> i'm proud our same-sex couples will no longer be treated as separately e
and another new poll from pew research shows santorum ahead of romney by two points with gingrich trailing in third place as the gop's conservative voters still try to rally around a candidate. but a lot of ups and downs there. >> mm-hmm. >>> meanwhile, president obama threw down the gauntlet in the looming presidential race. his budget. he released his blueprint for 2013 in a campaign-style event at a community college in virginia. his budget outlines $3.8 trillion in spending...
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. >> after republicans in three states went to the polls, giving santorum a big boost and mitt romney a wake-up call. it's wednesday february 8th. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. the gop race has been so unpredictable, but the votes from minnesota show santorum in first, ron paul in second, and romney way back in third. he gets the bronze in that state. in missouri santorum again the clear winner in a non-binding primary. and then in colorado santorum is winning the caucus there. so a three-peat for rick santorum. i don't think a lot of people, including the other candidates, saw this one coming. >> no, i mean, you can debate what tonight really means in the long run, but certainly it's a huge momentum boost for rick santorum, and another liability for romney. he just can't get those true conservatives to rally around him. yet that could be his achilles heel as he moves forward. >>> also another major headline on this wednesday morning. it comes from police in suburban seattle. 911 calls from that helpless social worker who witnessed the powell hom
. >> after republicans in three states went to the polls, giving santorum a big boost and mitt romney a wake-up call. it's wednesday february 8th. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. the gop race has been so unpredictable, but the votes from minnesota show santorum in first, ron paul in second, and romney way back in third. he gets the bronze in that state. in missouri santorum again the clear winner in a non-binding primary. and then in...
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among the key group, romney is ahead by more than 20 points in our newest polls, increasing that number could be the key to victory. and in that final debate, a moderate tone that might appeal more to women. >> we want a peaceful planet. >> reporter: but on the day of of abortion, shifting tone is more challenging. romney during the primaries -- >> do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade, yes i do. >> reporter: this month he told "the des moines register" this? >> there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> reporter: the president calling these moderate moves an issue of trust. in iowa -- of trust in iowa. >> you can choose to turn back the clock 50 years on women and immigrants and gays. or, in this election, you can stand up for the kind of america that says we, we embrace everybody. >> reporter: and the obama campaign out with its first ad featuring michelle obama. >> every young person in this country has access to good schools. >> reporter: the obama campaign, with two goals with the new ad with m
among the key group, romney is ahead by more than 20 points in our newest polls, increasing that number could be the key to victory. and in that final debate, a moderate tone that might appeal more to women. >> we want a peaceful planet. >> reporter: but on the day of of abortion, shifting tone is more challenging. romney during the primaries -- >> do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade, yes i do. >> reporter: this month he told "the des moines...
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after winning this summer's straw poll. >> i have decided to stand aside. >> reporter: romney is hoping mccain's support will seal the deal in new hampshire. mccain is still very popular with independents there. at least one rival is not impressed. jon huntsman shrugged off the endorsement saying nobody cares. rob and paula? >> thanks a lot, scott. >> and you know what? santorum could have some issues in new hampshire. they expected romney in a landslide. because some of the -- the liberal -- the moderate liberals there, the liberal base of independent voters are much more moderate, on gay marriage rights. we know how extremely ultraconservative santorum is. >> the white house jumping on romney. they still expect him to be the eventual gop nominee. now they're saying, look, you have been ahead in the polls as much as 30 points. you better maintain the lead come out of new hampshire a big winner. trying to raise the mark. put pressure on romney to win big in new hampshire chip away the idea that he is the guy. so, interesting the politics now that is all at play here. as these caucuses,
after winning this summer's straw poll. >> i have decided to stand aside. >> reporter: romney is hoping mccain's support will seal the deal in new hampshire. mccain is still very popular with independents there. at least one rival is not impressed. jon huntsman shrugged off the endorsement saying nobody cares. rob and paula? >> thanks a lot, scott. >> and you know what? santorum could have some issues in new hampshire. they expected romney in a landslide. because some of...
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polls are showing that mitt romney is struggling to get the support of the latino voters. if he doesn't get it, he can't win the white house. here to talk about the importance of the latino vote and who is supporting whom, bruno del granado. bruno, thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> why is it important? >> numbers. latino demographic at 52 million. every month 50,000, latino citizens turn 1. that means 12 million latinos will be able to vote in the next 20 years. if you get them now. you own the future. democrats and republicans are desperately trying to get the latino vote. >> the fastest growing demographic in the country. that makes the latino vote, prime real estate for poll sixes. why are they prone to vote democratic? polls suggest the president has a huge advantage. >> the president is, 63%, 64%, approval with latino. romney is at 28%. you can't win this election without having a 40%, having a latino approval rating and vote. what bush got in 2004. he was re-elected. the president has taken major steps in the months with immigration act, dream act to g
polls are showing that mitt romney is struggling to get the support of the latino voters. if he doesn't get it, he can't win the white house. here to talk about the importance of the latino vote and who is supporting whom, bruno del granado. bruno, thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> why is it important? >> numbers. latino demographic at 52 million. every month 50,000, latino citizens turn 1. that means 12 million latinos will be able to vote in the next 20 years....
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might cause some concern for the mitt romney campaign. it shows an eight-point lead in the state of ohio, which is a key battleground state. now, keep in mind no rupp has won the white house without winning the buckeye state, and in florida it's not much better. the president also leads by four points. and mitt romney is accusing the white house of failing to level with the american people about the death of ambassador chris stevens and three others in libya. the republican presidential hopeful says that the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate and benghazi was clearly an act of terrorism, but he says president obama won't use that language, instead referring to the deadly attack as a, quote, bump in the road on the way to democracy. >> and he caught flak for that because you can't call the death of the four people, particularly an ambassador, a bump in the road, that that seemed glib and cal us and disrespectful to the lives lost in that. the white house sent mixed signals on this issue. was it, premeditated attack, coincided with
might cause some concern for the mitt romney campaign. it shows an eight-point lead in the state of ohio, which is a key battleground state. now, keep in mind no rupp has won the white house without winning the buckeye state, and in florida it's not much better. the president also leads by four points. and mitt romney is accusing the white house of failing to level with the american people about the death of ambassador chris stevens and three others in libya. the republican presidential hopeful...
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numbers, polling among hispanic voters is not where it need to be for romney to within come november. they look at this forum with our partners at univision as a huge opportunity to get their message out there. david muir, abc news, miami, florida. >>> the legality of gay marriage may come before the nation's highest court within a year. justice ruth bader ginsburg says the defense of marriage act would likely be before the supreme court at the end of its current term. the law passed in 1996 has already been declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in new york. >>> prosecutors in florida have released a new batch of forensic evidence in their case against george zimmerman charged with murdering the unarmed teenager, trayvon martin. the test shows only zimmerman's dna identified on the handle of his gun. although zimmerman told police that martin reached for the weapon. a neighborhood watchman is claiming self-defense in the killing last february. >> i think that could be pretty significant. >> do you think it could? >> yes. because it is really -- trayvon martin is not going to be
numbers, polling among hispanic voters is not where it need to be for romney to within come november. they look at this forum with our partners at univision as a huge opportunity to get their message out there. david muir, abc news, miami, florida. >>> the legality of gay marriage may come before the nation's highest court within a year. justice ruth bader ginsburg says the defense of marriage act would likely be before the supreme court at the end of its current term. the law passed...
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that same poll found that in a head-to-head match-up romney has a slight edge over president obama. rob and paula, back to you. >> thanks, karen. on this idea of a brokered convention, romney said this. "can you imagine anything that would be a bigger gift to barack obama than us not having a nominee till the end of august?" >> true. >> "that is not going to happen." and that's the last thing the party as a whole wants to see, and to not have a nominee for five, six more months. that would just be politically disastrous. >> romney was also asked if he would want to pick a running mate who's more conservative than he is. and he said even if rick santorum -- he said rick santorum doesn't fit the bill. of course santorum said this is the imaginary world of mitt romney's ideology, it's just sad. >> mitt lashed out at rick saying look, he didn't support right to work and he supported the debt ceiling going up five times without funding for it. so the battle over who's the real conservative. we'll see how it plays in the south today. >>> all right. obviously moving on to our other big, bi
that same poll found that in a head-to-head match-up romney has a slight edge over president obama. rob and paula, back to you. >> thanks, karen. on this idea of a brokered convention, romney said this. "can you imagine anything that would be a bigger gift to barack obama than us not having a nominee till the end of august?" >> true. >> "that is not going to happen." and that's the last thing the party as a whole wants to see, and to not have a nominee for...
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home state, some polls show him trailing santorum. with the nomination on the line, the two rivals came to the debate ready to rumble. on earmarks. >> but while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> you don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: romney even got an assist from ron paul, who slammed santorum every chance he got. >> you have a new television ad that labels him a fake. why? >> because he's a fake. >> reporter: but when it came to one hot-button issue, the candidates were in agreement. that's the obama administration's new policy that makes birth control available to women free of charge through their employer's insurance coverage. the candidates tried to pivot away from the controversial issue that could turn off independent voters in the general election. >> we have a problem in this country. and the family is fracturing. >> this isn't an argument about contraceptives. this is a discussion about are we going to have a nation which preserves the foundation of the
home state, some polls show him trailing santorum. with the nomination on the line, the two rivals came to the debate ready to rumble. on earmarks. >> but while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> you don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: romney even got an assist from ron paul, who slammed santorum every chance he got. >> you have a new television ad that labels him a fake. why? >> because he's a...
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an abc news poll just released shows 65% of voters believe mitt romney would do more to advance the interests of the wealthy. and also believe -- half of them believe romney would do more to help financial institutions, and when it comes to the interests of you and your family, president obama and romney are essentially tied. more than half of those polled saie prd do cf1 >>> one of the nation's oldest newspapers is cutting back. the "new orleans times-picayune" will no longer offer print editions every day. rng ll,wi print just three issues a week news. that would make new orleans the biggest city in the country without a daily paper. the paper won the pulitzer prize foveraf huane since then, the circulation has dropped. >>> facebook's first week as a public company ends today. and who could have expected all that's gone on for it and its investors in just the last seven days. >> facebook shares closed over $33 a share yesterday, up 3%, which means facebook's market value is now just about $15 billion lower than last week. abc's t.j. winick joins the facebook stock uproar. morning, t.j. >> r
an abc news poll just released shows 65% of voters believe mitt romney would do more to advance the interests of the wealthy. and also believe -- half of them believe romney would do more to help financial institutions, and when it comes to the interests of you and your family, president obama and romney are essentially tied. more than half of those polled saie prd do cf1 >>> one of the nation's oldest newspapers is cutting back. the "new orleans times-picayune" will no...
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what a brand new abc news poll reveals about president obama and governor mitt romney. >>> as both candidates spend fortunes on campaign ads in battleground states. it's tuesday, july 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. and long time no see, sunny. >> that's right. >> here we go again. welcome back. always good to have you. >> thank you so much. i am sunny hostin. paula faris is on assignment. we'll get to the bombshell political poll in a moment. >>> why police and family fear the worst about a missing mother of two from ohio. all of the suspicions after she went on vacation and never returned home. >>> also this half-hour, would you know how to operate a fire extinguisher if flames were spreading and your life depended on it? we are about to show you a very eye-opening experiment. you said you know how to work one. i, sadly, do not. never been in a fire. >> i am very, very paranoid. so i have fire extinguishers on every level of my home, so i know how to work them. >> that's good. something about a pin, which i learned. a
what a brand new abc news poll reveals about president obama and governor mitt romney. >>> as both candidates spend fortunes on campaign ads in battleground states. it's tuesday, july 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. and long time no see, sunny. >> that's right. >> here we go again. welcome back. always good to have you. >> thank you so much. i am sunny hostin. paula...
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. >> reporter: with the polls tightening, the president needs to fire up his base while mitt romney needs to convert 2008 obama voters. last night in kentucky, they got a lot of help from their running mates. rob, paula. back to you. >> thank you, karen. as karen alluded to -- polls are tight. dead heat in virginia. obama up one in florida. doing well in ohio up by six. in colorado, romney is ahead by a point now. virginia is still tight. obama is up by five there. wisconsin up by three. so it really is -- the country watches, but really about a cluster, maybe six, eight states will make or break this race. romney made up a lot of ground since last week's debate for sure. >> i don't know if this one will move the needle. both appealed to their base really. joe biden didn't make any fatal flaws. and neither did paul ryan in this one. but, you know let everybody spin it how they want. i looked at six different polls. three gave it to biden. three gave it to paul ryan. >> it's a draw essentially. >> pretty much is a draw. >> again, i know the media's inclination, folk's inclination to pay at
. >> reporter: with the polls tightening, the president needs to fire up his base while mitt romney needs to convert 2008 obama voters. last night in kentucky, they got a lot of help from their running mates. rob, paula. back to you. >> thank you, karen. as karen alluded to -- polls are tight. dead heat in virginia. obama up one in florida. doing well in ohio up by six. in colorado, romney is ahead by a point now. virginia is still tight. obama is up by five there. wisconsin up by...
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mitt romney is now neck and neck with president obama in the latest polls. >> as voters look for the best man to take on the unpredictable economy. it's tuesday, june 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris. we'll look at campaign strategies. five months until the election in a moment. >>> then worldwide impact as the number two man in al qaeda may have been killed in a u.s. drone strike. what made him so dangerous that the fbi offered a million-dollar price tag for his head. >> another example of the success of our drone operation overseas. another big fish caught. >>> also this half hour, when mothers take action to protect their kids from bullies. how a nasty situation in florida turned even nastier. we're asking you on facebook this morning, what would you do to protect a child being bullied? >> you don't want to disrupt mother bear. mama bear, right? >> mama grizzly. >>> later this half hour, behind the scenes of queen elizabeth's jubilee concert. how the monarch herself showed everyone why she di
mitt romney is now neck and neck with president obama in the latest polls. >> as voters look for the best man to take on the unpredictable economy. it's tuesday, june 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris. we'll look at campaign strategies. five months until the election in a moment. >>> then worldwide impact as the number two man in al qaeda may have been killed in a...
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ann romney, wife of the likely gop presidential nominee has a 40% favorability rating. nearly one-third of those polled find her unfavorable. 30% are undecided. >> important numbers in terms of the gender gap. >>> now to the john edwards conspiracy trial and another day on the stand for the prosecution's star witness. at issue was a key question, when exactly did elizabeth edwards first learn of her husband's affair? abc's bob woodruff reports from north carolina. >> andrew, why were you contacting other witnesses? >> reporter: it was a day of revelations. front and center, former edwards aide andrew young. he described the phone call with edwards when they learned rielle hunter was pregnant. she was claiming edwards was the father. he said the chances he was the father were 1 in 3. young next described the desperate effort to coming up with cash to support hunter who young says favored expensive things. this was going to be a long-term problem, young testified. and miss hunter had good taste. young said it was edwards who orchestrated the effort to get that money. call
ann romney, wife of the likely gop presidential nominee has a 40% favorability rating. nearly one-third of those polled find her unfavorable. 30% are undecided. >> important numbers in terms of the gender gap. >>> now to the john edwards conspiracy trial and another day on the stand for the prosecution's star witness. at issue was a key question, when exactly did elizabeth edwards first learn of her husband's affair? abc's bob woodruff reports from north carolina. >>...
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ten states heading to the polls and the map is not favorable to romney. he's favored in vermont and massachusetts, where he was governor, but in the south he trails in at least three states, where conservative voters make up most of the electorate. >> we're out of here today heading to super tuesday with some wind at our back. >> reporter: and ron paul could be a factor in tuesday's caucus states. he returned to his day job, attending a hearing, where he criticized the fed's monetary policy. >> the fed's going to self-destruct eventually anyway when the money -- when the money's gone. >> reporter: romney and santorum, though, ended up splitting the delegates in michigan, each getting 15. still, romney has twice the number compared to santorum, with some of the biggest delegate states still ahead. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> and that's so funny. santorum's people are now saying, look, it was a tie in michigan. as you heard, they both walked out with 15 delegates apiece. so romney essentially tied in his home state, which is not an encouraging si
ten states heading to the polls and the map is not favorable to romney. he's favored in vermont and massachusetts, where he was governor, but in the south he trails in at least three states, where conservative voters make up most of the electorate. >> we're out of here today heading to super tuesday with some wind at our back. >> reporter: and ron paul could be a factor in tuesday's caucus states. he returned to his day job, attending a hearing, where he criticized the fed's...
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. >> you saw in that video, behind romney just now, all ladies. >> all ladies. let the political theater begin. >> ladies ladies, it's ladies night. >>> later this half hour from getting primal to going vegan. we'll tell you about the guy who tried everything to get hyperhealthy doing it all simultaneously. we'll show you exactly what he discovered. apparently he's a rhythmic gymnast, too. that was a rope. >> i don't know. chucking rocks, getting back to the caveman strategy. >>> this is the big story around the country this morning. george zimmerman will appear in court for the first time today to answer for the death of trayvon martin. >> he had been in hiding since shortly after the shooting in february. just hours ago stood for this mug shot. his time in the spotlight is just beginning. abc's t.j. winick is in sanford, florida, this morning. hi, t.j. >> reporter: rob and paula, good morning. we are here outside the seminole county jail in sanford, florida. this is where george zimmerman is spending the night. he will be arraigned later today. under the tight
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lowered expectations could be good for romney. if he turns in a strong debate performance, his campaign can boast of a big win and leave denver with some momentum. rob and paula, back to you. >> all right. thanks, karen. >> 90 minutes, and just to give you a little bit of background on this particular debate, it's the first one. it will be moderated by jim lehrer, host of pbs's "newshour." they'll have 15 minutes. ask a question, two minutes to respond. jake tapper pointed out on "world news." the president a little loquacious. one of his responses to jake was five minutes. got to cut that down a little bit. >> the media, we are guilty of this. we cover the horse race. we cover -- the one-liners or awkward moments. >> zingers. >> people watch -- i hope millions tune in to watch, they pay attention to the substance, how the two men differ in policies as opposed to who looked nervous, who had a little bit of sweat, who gave the quirky one-liner. >> check on the watch. >> yeah, hopefully people focus on the stuff that matters. we'll
lowered expectations could be good for romney. if he turns in a strong debate performance, his campaign can boast of a big win and leave denver with some momentum. rob and paula, back to you. >> all right. thanks, karen. >> 90 minutes, and just to give you a little bit of background on this particular debate, it's the first one. it will be moderated by jim lehrer, host of pbs's "newshour." they'll have 15 minutes. ask a question, two minutes to respond. jake tapper pointed...
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. >> reporter: the romney campaign is keeping a focus on medicare, but it could be a risky strategy. a poll that came out in june said americans believe democrats would do a better job handling medicare. paula and john? >> thank you. >> and quick note about paul ryan. you know, speaking of medicare, his 78-year-old mother will be campaigning with him in florida on saturday. down in florida. >> good to have the mom in florida. lot of old folks in florida. an important vote. you want to win them over. >> at the republican national convention coming up, we will have some more speakers who won't be there, who will be there. >> the ones who won't be there may be more interesting. sarah palin will not be there. george w. bush will not be there. >> i think by design, as well. one interesting note about who will be there. former democratic representative, arthur davis, the first member of congress outside of illinois to endorse the president obama. so he is now switching parties and will be one of the speakers. as well as rob portman and louisiana governor bobby jindal. >> hillary clinton ca
. >> reporter: the romney campaign is keeping a focus on medicare, but it could be a risky strategy. a poll that came out in june said americans believe democrats would do a better job handling medicare. paula and john? >> thank you. >> and quick note about paul ryan. you know, speaking of medicare, his 78-year-old mother will be campaigning with him in florida on saturday. down in florida. >> good to have the mom in florida. lot of old folks in florida. an important...
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but then, look at mitt romney. in the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, a mere 40% of americans see him favorably. about half just don't seem to like him. no challenger has had such low favorability since abc news began polling in 1984. lower even than walter mondale and he went on to lose 49 states. but there is one man who suddenly find himself popular with both sides. >> i want to thank bill clinton. >> president clinton. >> president clinton. >> president bill clinton. >> reporter: that's right. even mitt romney is looking for a little clinton magic. just look who stars in his latest ad. >> america's basic bargain of providing opportunity and demanding in return responsibility. >> reporter: the ad makes the questionable claim that president obama is undermining the welfare reform law signed by bill clinton. something clinton himself says is not true. even newt gingrich is getting in on the act. he once led the drive to impeach bill clinton. in a call sponsored by the romney campaign he sang clinton's prai
but then, look at mitt romney. in the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, a mere 40% of americans see him favorably. about half just don't seem to like him. no challenger has had such low favorability since abc news began polling in 1984. lower even than walter mondale and he went on to lose 49 states. but there is one man who suddenly find himself popular with both sides. >> i want to thank bill clinton. >> president clinton. >> president clinton. >>...
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polls show him ahead in some of those toss-up states. romney visits wisconsin and also ohio today. >>> and from the lighter side of politics, vice president biden went on david letterman's show last night to read his top ten list. >> ah, joe. the subject, the top ten reasons to vote early. here's some of the highlights. >> if you vote early, you don't have to pay taxes. i'm sorry. i'm being told that's not accurate. >> that's not accurate. number two. >> early voters receive a $5 million donation from donald trump. >> wow! and the number one good thing about voting early, ladies and gentlemen -- >> honestly, don't you want this election over with already? >> yes, we do! >> i think we all do, joe. >> i love that. >> that was good times. that was good. congrats to letterman's writers. >>> what's coming up, we'll introduce you to a 99-year-old woman who's rocking the vote for the first time in her life. >> it's great story, but first a live look at the country music awards with our media and entertainment consultant bruno del granado who wo
polls show him ahead in some of those toss-up states. romney visits wisconsin and also ohio today. >>> and from the lighter side of politics, vice president biden went on david letterman's show last night to read his top ten list. >> ah, joe. the subject, the top ten reasons to vote early. here's some of the highlights. >> if you vote early, you don't have to pay taxes. i'm sorry. i'm being told that's not accurate. >> that's not accurate. number two. >> early...
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concerning what the polls show. >> the polls, i mean going to be different tomorrow than it is, you know, in three days, a very, very volatile -- of course, mitt romney is winning on economics. the president wins on likability. typically, 70% of the time, i sound like a line from -- what is that -- "anchorman"? 73% of the time, works all the time. a stat. they say 70%. hard to recover after that. >> paula was a math major. >> the likeable candidate wins 70% or more of public elections. there you have it. >> the country does vote on who they like. for better or worse. we're superficial. >> i vote for ron burgundy. >> the beer test. we'll see. miles to go. no one knows for sure just yet. no one knows. >> 70% of the time it works. 60% of the time. >> thank you, paula. >>> now to turn to some serious news this morning. syria and to reports of violence are now pouring in from that country's largest city. the president bashar al-assad forces are in aleppo unleashing air strikes. >> reporter: we joined a convoy on a highly dangerous mission to aleppo, driving around army checkpoints, sneaking a
concerning what the polls show. >> the polls, i mean going to be different tomorrow than it is, you know, in three days, a very, very volatile -- of course, mitt romney is winning on economics. the president wins on likability. typically, 70% of the time, i sound like a line from -- what is that -- "anchorman"? 73% of the time, works all the time. a stat. they say 70%. hard to recover after that. >> paula was a math major. >> the likeable candidate wins 70% or more...
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. >>> voters in connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania and rhode island all head to the polls today to vote in the gop presidential primary. even if mitt romney wins all of those five states, though, he still won't technically clinch the nomination in terms of the number of delegates. still chasing the 1144 number. but he is expected to clinch it some time next month. president obama will lock up the democratic nomination later today. no surprise there, obviously. >>> and as romney draws closer to the official nomination, he's also moving more to the political center. now an example of that, romney embraced a student loan proposal that president obama is selling on the campaign trail. he'll do that later today in north carolina. romney also refused to endorse a conservative plan on immigration. that's being endorsed by a leading florida senator, marco rubio. also rumored to be a possible vp candidate. >>> president obama used a visit to the holocaust museum in washington to highlight the need to prevent future mass atrocities. he called doing that a core moral responsibility o
. >>> voters in connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania and rhode island all head to the polls today to vote in the gop presidential primary. even if mitt romney wins all of those five states, though, he still won't technically clinch the nomination in terms of the number of delegates. still chasing the 1144 number. but he is expected to clinch it some time next month. president obama will lock up the democratic nomination later today. no surprise there, obviously. >>>...
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a state where mitt romney is up by double digits. he has a lot of momentum heading into the primary there. it gives him another establish. republican in his corner. creates an air of inevitability around him and gives him a boost as a front-runner. back to you. >> perhaps a chink in the armor with a close race against santorum. a big night for ending campaigns. what do you think is next for michele bachmann, an iowa native after all. she didn't do well at all. >> reporter: an iowa native who was really making a big push about the facts that these were her roots in iowa. remember in august she came in first place in the straw poll. she finished in a very distant sixth. this is a disappointing night for her. she vows to go on. she said that she will continue definitely through south carolina which votes in a couple of weeks. she's going to skip most likely new hampshire because she's not really playing there. but she told us tonight that she will be going to south carolina. her airline tickets are booked and paid for, and she want to s
a state where mitt romney is up by double digits. he has a lot of momentum heading into the primary there. it gives him another establish. republican in his corner. creates an air of inevitability around him and gives him a boost as a front-runner. back to you. >> perhaps a chink in the armor with a close race against santorum. a big night for ending campaigns. what do you think is next for michele bachmann, an iowa native after all. she didn't do well at all. >> reporter: an iowa...
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. >> reporter: the polls suggest that people remember your speech, not mitt romney's. >> i didn't try to upstage. >> reporter: you wouldn't let the campaign see what you would say. you didn't know. >> i didn't know. >> can't do that to himself. >> reporter: do you think you went too far at all? >> no, not really. anyway, everybody seemed to have a good time with it. that's all that matters. >> reporter: president obama says he's still a big fan of yours. >> hey, you know, that's his bad judgment. no. actually he seemed very charming to me. >> reporter: the most memorable convention moment in decade an indelible moment in american cultural history nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> i could not look away. >> i was telling you beforehand. i watched the first five minutes. i went down and got distracted. i missed the chair part. the money. >> the chair, just unbelievable. >> i saw it all on tape. >> trying to figure it out. is the chair. is he losing it? what's up with the chair? >> like he said it was memorable. it was a lot of the above. he succeeded. >> who remembers anything else. a
. >> reporter: the polls suggest that people remember your speech, not mitt romney's. >> i didn't try to upstage. >> reporter: you wouldn't let the campaign see what you would say. you didn't know. >> i didn't know. >> can't do that to himself. >> reporter: do you think you went too far at all? >> no, not really. anyway, everybody seemed to have a good time with it. that's all that matters. >> reporter: president obama says he's still a big fan of...
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poll. 45% say that they would vote for romney as opposed to 43% for obama. maybe those attacks aren't working, according to the american public. >> we will see. >> it all changes. >> it does change. in some of the swing states, those ads have been pretty effective. there will be a trillion more polls between now and november. >>> here's a look at your weather on this thursday morning. gusty winds, heavy rain and flash flooding from chicago to charleston, west virginia. severe weather from south texas to florida and up to philly. thunderstorms in the four corners of the southwest. >> 90s in the rockies, plains and southeast. 80s from the upper midwest to the northeast. >>> so we know that "call me maybe" that omnipresent song by carly rae gibson is the song of the summer. everyone getting in on the act. >> the cookie monster has his version. and so did these folks. ♪ don't ask me i'll never tell i look to you ♪ >> u.s. troops in kandahar, afghanistan -- >> great story, too. the whole production was done in an hour. the uso photographer and his cheerleader
poll. 45% say that they would vote for romney as opposed to 43% for obama. maybe those attacks aren't working, according to the american public. >> we will see. >> it all changes. >> it does change. in some of the swing states, those ads have been pretty effective. there will be a trillion more polls between now and november. >>> here's a look at your weather on this thursday morning. gusty winds, heavy rain and flash flooding from chicago to charleston, west...
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: do you agree the number has to get better for romney? >> it is. and it will, it has already. i think our story and our message is that there is nothing more important in the hispanic community than leaving your children better off than yourselves. >> reporter: you say our message is, i was struck by the word "our." do you think you would help governor romney if it were a romney-rubio. >> what i mean ours, the conservative republican message. i am not discussing the vice presidential thing. not because i'm trying to be evasive, but out of respect for governor romney. >> three, four, five, six seven years from now if i do a good job as vice president -- i'm sorry. [ laughter ] >> yeah, that wasn't a freudian slip. when they ask you so much about a title, eventually it will seep through. >> reporter: in his new memoir rubio celebrates his parents, cuban immigrants who fought for a better life for their children and for a time that meant switching to mormon church. >> reporter: you were baptized in the moratorium an church? >> that's right.
: do you agree the number has to get better for romney? >> it is. and it will, it has already. i think our story and our message is that there is nothing more important in the hispanic community than leaving your children better off than yourselves. >> reporter: you say our message is, i was struck by the word "our." do you think you would help governor romney if it were a romney-rubio. >> what i mean ours, the conservative republican message. i am not discussing the...